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METHANE TRICHLORIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
  • Climate Change
Universal entry(ies)
CHCl3
formula, see observation
67-66-3
CAS number
DEF

A clear, colorless, volatile liquid, CHCl3, with a strong ethereal smell and a sweetish, burning taste [which is] used to induce general anesthesia by inhalation of its vapor.

CONT

As is the case with methane or tropospheric ozone, many of the lesser greenhouse gases (methyl chloroform, methylene chloride, methyl chloride, CFC-22, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform) are removed from the atmosphere through photochemical reactions involving OH.

OBS

Chloroform is used in fluorocarbon refrigerants, fluorocarbon plastics, solvent, analytical chemistry, fumigant, and insecticides.

OBS

TCM: This might be an in-house or a non-recognized abbreviation; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion.

OBS

chloroform: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

OBS

Chemical formula: CHCl3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
  • Changements climatiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CHCl3
formula, see observation
67-66-3
CAS number
DEF

Composé [utilisé comme] dissolvant [ou comme] anesthésique.

CONT

On s'est aperçu ces dernières années que les composés insolubles et très stables, tels que les chlorofluorométhanes ou fréons, le tétrachlorure de carbone, le chloroforme etc... peuvent s'accumuler dans la troposphère et parvenir jusqu'à la stratosphère où les radiations ultraviolettes libèrent les atomes d'halogènes susceptibles de détruire de l'ozone par un mécanisme où des composés de l'halogène interviennent comme catalyseur.

OBS

chloroforme : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

OBS

Formule chimique : CHCl3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Anestesia y reanimación
  • Cambio climático
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CHCl3
formula, see observation
67-66-3
CAS number
OBS

Líquido volátil, transparente, incoloro, de sabor dulce. Miscible con alcohol, éter, benceno, disolventes de la nafta, aceites fijos y volátiles; algo soluble en agua. No inflamable, aunque puede arder expuesto prolongadamente al fuego o alta temperatura. Muy tóxico por inhalación e ingestión. Narcótico.

OBS

Fórmula química : CHCl3

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